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United States. Work Projects Administration
Slave Narratives: A Folk History of Slavery in the United States from Interviews with Former Slaves, Volume XVI, Texas Narratives, Part 3
"Slave Narratives: A Folk History of Slavery in the United States from..." is a collection of oral histories compiled between 1936 and 1938 by the Federal Writers' Project. More than 2,000 interviews with formerly enslaved individuals were documented across seventeen states, preserving firsthand accounts that would otherwise have been lost. The collection sparked debate among historians about bias, as primarily white interviewers conducted the interviews during the Jim Crow era. These narratives offer crucial insights into slavery's lived reality and continue shaping contemporary discussions about race and citizenship in America.
United States. Work Projects Administration
Slave Narratives: A Folk History of Slavery in the United States from Interviews with Former Slaves, Volume XVI, Texas Narratives, Part 4
"Slave Narratives: A Folk History of Slavery in the United States from Interviews with Former Slaves" is a collection compiled between 1936 and 1938 by the Federal Writers' Project. Over 2,000 interviews with formerly enslaved people across seventeen states preserved more than 10,000 pages of firsthand accounts. These voices captured the last generation's memories before they were lost forever. However, the predominantly white interviewers sparked debate about bias and how racial dynamics shaped these testimonies, raising questions about historical truth and representation.
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